IMDb RATING
6.2/10
8.5K
YOUR RATING
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total
Herb Edelman
- Harry Michaels
- (as Herbert Edelman)
Jerrold Ziman
- Man on Phone
- (as Jerry Ziman)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDiana Barrie (Dame Maggie Smith) says that she wishes David Niven could accept her award for her because he would be witty and charming. In the play on which the movie is based, the character says "Michael Caine," but it was changed when Caine was cast as her husband.
- GoofsWhen Richard Pryor is on the phone with Bill Cosby during the water leak, his shirt gets wetter with each scene. However, when he gets off the phone, his shirt is completely dry.
- Quotes
Hannah Warren: You're worse than a hopeless romantic. You're a hopeful one.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credits, famous 70s artworks of British artist David Hockney are featured. The painting before Elaine May's name is entitled "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures), 1972" and features a swimming pool with the Hollywood hills in the backdrop. The "two figures", both male, one swimming and the other standing over watching have been mysteriously edited out of the picture for some unknown reason.
Featured review
Neil Simon focuses his attention on a variety of people at a hotel in this 1978 comedy hit.
Walter Matthau certainly has a penchant as a hotel guest. Remember him with Maureen Stapleton and several other ladies in another hotel farce comedy-drama?
Matthau, as always, is hilarious when he attempts to hide a hooker from his wife. It seems that Elaine May is always the naive victim in films. Remember her in 1972's "The Heartbreak Kid?"
The real acting kudos here goes to Maggie Smith for a gem of a supporting Oscar-winning performance in this film. Smith plays an actress at the hotel who has been nominated for an Oscar. A win would mean a tremendous comeback for her. Naturally, she loses. How many people have won Oscars for playing an Oscar loser in a film? Judy Garland accomplished the opposite in 1954 in "A Star is Born." In the film she is an actress who wins the academy award but in real-life competition lost it to Grace Kelly for "The Country Girl." Only the lord knows why.
Smith is just grand as she prances around the room delivering memorable one-liners. This is just a gem of a film.
Walter Matthau certainly has a penchant as a hotel guest. Remember him with Maureen Stapleton and several other ladies in another hotel farce comedy-drama?
Matthau, as always, is hilarious when he attempts to hide a hooker from his wife. It seems that Elaine May is always the naive victim in films. Remember her in 1972's "The Heartbreak Kid?"
The real acting kudos here goes to Maggie Smith for a gem of a supporting Oscar-winning performance in this film. Smith plays an actress at the hotel who has been nominated for an Oscar. A win would mean a tremendous comeback for her. Naturally, she loses. How many people have won Oscars for playing an Oscar loser in a film? Judy Garland accomplished the opposite in 1954 in "A Star is Born." In the film she is an actress who wins the academy award but in real-life competition lost it to Grace Kelly for "The Country Girl." Only the lord knows why.
Smith is just grand as she prances around the room delivering memorable one-liners. This is just a gem of a film.
- How long is California Suite?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Neil Simon's California Suite
- Filming locations
- 21932 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA(24932 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,000,000
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content